Samuel Smith
Samuel Smith serves as Deputy Managing Editor for The Christian Post. He began working for CP in 2014 as a staff reporter. Before joining CP, Smith covered Maryland state politics as well as college and high school athletics for various news outlets. He graduated with a journalism degree from Towson University.
His areas of interest include human rights, politics and sports. Smith also serves on the international missions team of his local church. He lives in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area with his family.
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Atlanta-Area Thieves Use Prayer to Steal Cash, Credit Cards From Distracted Supermarket Shoppers
Police in the Northwest suburbs of Atlanta are on the lookout for a two-women tandem that has used the allusion of prayer to distract and steal from gullible supermarket shoppers, who leave their personal items inside their cart.
Pakistan Local Gov't Destroyed 13 Christian Families' Homes After They Refused to Work for Free as Bonded Laborers
Thirteen Christian families in a small village located in the Punjab province of Pakistan are now homeless after the local municipal government demolished their homes because the families refused to work for no pay and become bonded laborers.
Secret Santas in Massachusetts Pay Thousands of Dollars to Close Out All Layaway Orders at Three Toys 'R' Us Stores
A string of secret Santas in Massachusetts made their way to local Toys "R" Us stores last week and paid thousands of their own dollars to pay off all of the stores' layaway orders in efforts to help families in financial need put gifts under the Christmas tree for their children.
Ben Carson Takes First Voyage to Israel to Visit The Holy Land and 'Walk Same Streets Traversed By Jesus'
In a move that could bolster his potential 2016 presidential campaign, retired conservative neurosurgeon Ben Carson took his first trip to Israel to visit the Holy Land and gain a better understanding of the conflicts affecting the Jewish state.
ISIS Militant Who Killed 70 People Claims to Be Victim, Too
An Islamic State militant, who is now imprisoned by the Kurds in Northern Iraq and claims to have killed over 70 people during his time fighting with the radical extremist group, is claiming to be another victim of Islamic State coercion.
Pro-Life Advocates Skeptical That Spending Bill Will Lead to Obamacare Abortion Transparency
Although a federal funding bill the House passed on Thursday includes language urging the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure Obamacare's federal health exchange provides consumers with transparency on which plans include a separate elective abortion surcharge, pro-life advocates are skeptical that HHS will actually listen to Congress.
Texas Teen Found Guilty of Murdering 15-Y-O Girl and Gouging Her Eyes Out; Prolaims Murder Was Satanic Ritual Allowing His Friend to Sell His Soul to the Devil
A Houston teen, who claims to have sold his soul to the devil, is standing on trial this week for the murder, rape and mutilation of a 15-year-old girl who fell victim to what has been deemed a satanic act.
Indonesia: Extremist Group Spray Paints Women in Tight Jeans, Claims to Enforce Sharia Law
A new extremist group operating in Indonesia is going after women on the streets wearing tight pants and jeans and covering them in spray paint as a form of enforcement against violations of the Islamic law and the local law of the land.
Marquette University Encouraging Catholic Professors to Report Gay Marriage Opposition as Form of 'Harassment'
Catholic professors and other faculty members at a prominent Wisconsin Catholic university are now being trained to report any school employees who voice their opposition to same-sex marriage as a form of harassment to the university's human resources office.
ISIS Displaced Children in Iraq to Receive 60,000 Gift-Filled Shoeboxes by Franklin Graham's Operation Christmas Child
The evangelical humanitarian organization Samaritan's Purse airlifted over 60,000 gift-filled shoeboxes on Wednesday to the Kurdish-controlled region of Northern Iraq, intending to provide hope to children living as refugees after they were forced to flee their homes to escape from the wrath of the Islamic State.